diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_Slider.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_Slider.h
index 7827c6ab6c..7534f1cfcb 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_Slider.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_Slider.h
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ public:
         transparent window, so if you're using an OS that can't do transparent windows
         you'll have to add it to a parent component instead).
 
-        By default the popup display shown when hovering will remain visible for 2 seconds,
+        By default the popup display is shown when hovering will remain visible for 2 seconds,
         but it is possible to change this by passing a different hoverTimeout value. A
         value of -1 will cause the popup to remain until a mouseExit() occurs on the slider.
     */